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| thet were brought in a store in full bloom now the blooms are all gone do tou cut them off or trast the plant |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Jan 3, 14 at 9:09
| its hard to ID the plant ... common names are tough ... but that said.. why not cut back.. you can always trash it later ... look inside the plant for tiny buds.. see if there is anything there... that might develop in the near future... a picture might help us ... help you ... many .. 'forced' holiday plants ... are.. basically .. disposable.. as you suspect ... but.. many of us would rather have at least some green in the house.. this time of year .... so what if its past peak bloom ... and that makes it.. up to you .... ken |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Jan 3, 14 at 21:58
| google: deheading mums.... that ought to get you up to speed on the process ... if it is a mum ... the cuttings will probably root .... if you want to try playing with them ... the gift that just keeps on giving ... lol ken ps: took me hours to think of the term in MI.. in single digit temps .... lol ... |
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- Posted by jerseygirl07603 z6NJ (My Page) on Sat, Jan 4, 14 at 8:43
| I received a forced mum from my son last Easter. I usually toss those after bloom but he was so proud to have given me a "garden" plant. I cut off the blooms, kept it going in the house and planted outside in May. Luckily it bloomed again in Sept. So it can be done if you want to put in the effort. |
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- Posted by carolinaflowerlover 7b (My Page) on Sat, Jan 4, 14 at 12:03
| It will not likely rebloom much in the same season, but I always deadhead after blooms are done and sometimes get a small rebloom (probably not this late, though). I trim mine down, a lot, after the foliage/stems turn brown. If it is in a pot, I would keep it inside until spring and plant it out. My area is borderline for mums to come back the next hear, but I have had good luck with mulching them. |
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